The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-16

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street for S2,75O - George Baldwin is
dangerously sick at his home on the South
road. - John Hartwell is earring pota-
toes, paying about forty cents per bushel
- Moses Flanders was quite badly in
iured by falling through cattle-car while
on his way to market last week. - The
young ladies of the Home Missionary So
ciety of the Methodist church will give an
old-time historical supper at the residence
of Mrs. A. A. Doty this "wednesday even
ing from six to eight o'clock. Rev. Mr.
Hough will read an original poem, illustrate
ing how Benona Wright tried to fast forty
days and forty nights and did not succeed,
Other literary exercises music, etc, are on
the programme. - The Salvation Army
moved on Newbury the first of this week.
Braintree.
Mrs. GEORGE JONES was informed last
Saturday of the death of her son, who has
been at the insane asylum at Brattleboro.
His remains will be taken to Lincoln for in
terment. - Dennis Rattee, while load
ing timber on to a car to be taken to Hart
ford last Friday, was thrown backwards
upon stick of timber on the ground, cut
ting bad cash in the back of his head.
- George Freeland cut his foot while
on the mountain chopping, and George l..
Spear lost a good work-horse the same day.
- Otis Lamb is suffering from what his
friends fear is softening of the brain. -
The overseer's bill this year is S6l3, and the
bill for repairing highways and breaking
out roads is about $3.50.
Brookfield.
THE town officers are busy settling up
town matters, The grange will hold
public meeting in Union hall next Friday
evening. 1t is expected that II. C. Gilbert
and Mr.. Conant of Randolph will be pres
ent and speak on the town system of
schools. All are cordially invited to be
present - Marshall Green, a much-es-
teemed citizen. has again gone to Phila-
delphia for medical treatment. - The
meetings at the Second church the past two
weeks have been well attended and degree
of interest been manifested. - Brook
field grange was represented at Williams
town last week by seven of its members.
- The storms and blows of late have
made some of the roads almost impossible.
- John Bigelow, who has been i'll for
some time is thought to be better. -
H. c. Kibbee is slowly recovering. -
Thomas Spooner has engaged to work for
Mrs. Herrick next season. - The newly
elected officers of Henry Freeman Post were
installed Monday evening by w. w. Holden
of Northfeld - Evangelist Parsons has
been holding series of meetings here for
the last two weeks and some one hundred
twenty-five have started in better life,
many of them heads of families.
Chelsea.
THE funeral of the late Asahel X. Hovey
was held at his late residence on Thursday
of last week, Rev. Mr. Knapp officiating.
| The remains were carried to Williamstown
for burial. - General Napoleon b. Nc
Laughlin, who died recently at Middle
town, n. Y, was native Of Chelsea and
is well remembered by our oldest citizens.
- Cashier C. S. Emery is confined to
the house by acute inflammation of the
eyes. - Edwin ID. Fuller's house, stu
ated some two miles east of the village, was
burned on Thursday evening. Mr. Fuller
has been living in the village this winter,
but had been at the house that afternoon
and had built fire in the stove. The ORR
gin of the fire is generally thought to have
been in defective tlue. The loss is par
TALLY covered by insurance. - One of
the chimneys of the Methodist church fell
in on Thursday night, breaking the altar
rail- the communion table and several
chairs. Had the disaster occurred while a
meeting was in progress loss of life would
seem almost certain. - Rev Louis A.
Banks of Boston lectured on " A Woman's
Inheritance at the Methodist church on
Friday evening. His subject proved to be
| women's rights, and the lecture was well
received. though good share of the audi
ence could hardly agree with some of the
| positions taken. - The entertainment
by the Ladies' Benevolent Society is to be
repeated next Thursday evening. - A.
j. Whitney left on Saturday for New Hamp-
shire, whence he will return to his home in
Iowa. - Emma F. Wilson, who has
been living for some time in A. w Whit
neys family, has returned to Boston. -
The remains of Joseph Hatch, for many
years a resident here, were brought here
from Lowell, and the funeral services were
held on Saturday at the residence of Mrs.
e. A. NJ. Brown Rev. Mr.. Knapp officiating.
- circuit Bixby has been in i'll health,
but is now convalescing. - Walter l..
Clark is working in Cabot this winter, ex-
pectng to return to his farm in the spring.
- Fred w. Morris has returned home
from Lebanon n. III. - Bennett p.
Clark has exchanged farms with Leroy
Goodell of Worcester, and removed there
last week. - Special Pension Examiner
| Riggs was in town last week, investigating
the cases of Robinson Rich and Harriet l..
Gleason.
Newbury.
THE Salvation Army commenced a series
of meetings at the Seminary hall Monday
evening. - Mrs. n. NJ. Burnham is quite
sick. - A union meeting was holden at
| the Methodist church last Sabbath evening.
About seventy were present. - The
winter term of school at the Seminary COM
mences the oath of February and closes in
season for the ladies to commence their
summer terms the first Monday in May.
- Mercury went down to $50 below
zero last Sunday night.
West Randolph.
w. S. S. BUCK has purchased the steam
| 1OD pruning business anu material Oh IL. 4
Thayer and will move it into commodious
quarters soon. Mr.. Buck has been in the
business thirteen years. - The Orange
County Good Templars' Union was held in
the Congregational church last Thursday
afternoon and evening. The attendance was
very good, Rev. j, G, Langford delivered
very fine address. 60 The celebrated
Shepard family will give one of their must
cal entertainments here Friday evening
60 The seventh entertainment in the
lecture course will be given Saturday even
ing by DIR. ID. G. Hendrickson. Subject
"The Golden Northwest" The lecture
will be illustrated by forty feet of canvass
This is said to be a fine entertainment
- Moulton Brothers have bought fifty
tons of hay from the Wayside farm. -
Mary Prince and niece visited in East Bethel
last week. o. S. Mcintosh of this
place was MASTER workman on the Inflated
bridge in Hartford, The bridge was forty.
eight feet from low-water mark.
Strafford.
REV. j. S. STAPLES, pastor of the Free
Baptist church at South STAFFORD, has ten
dered his resignation, to take effect May LIST
60 There We're seven marriages. twenty
one births and twenty-one deaths in town
last year. OF the deaths, nine were of those
who had passed the age of three-score-and